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Rowland Ernest Smith

Merchant Navy SS Turcoman

(d.29th October 1917)

SS Turcoman arrived in Montreal Bay on the 26th October having been a member of Convoy OQ13 which had departed Queenstown on 13th October 1917.

Ernest Smith, as he prefered to be called, was rostered to clean the side of the ship. Sadly, the rig that they were using collapsed and Ernest and his crewmate were thrown into the sea. Ernest died on the 29th October 1917 and is buried in the Mont-Royal Cemetery which overlooks the bay. The name and fate of his fellow crew member is not known.



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